Comments on: The Sinclair Allegations: Sometimes The Desire To Discredit Discredits The Wannabe Discreditors http://themoderatevoice.com/20483/the-sinclair-allegations-sometimes-the-desire-to-discredit-discredits-the-wannabe-discreditors/ An Internet hub for moderates, centrists, and independents, with domestic and international news, analysis, original reporting, and popular features from the left, center, and right Mon, 23 Nov 2009 09:48:33 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: mlhradio http://themoderatevoice.com/20483/the-sinclair-allegations-sometimes-the-desire-to-discredit-discredits-the-wannabe-discreditors/comment-page-1/#comment-149947 mlhradio Thu, 19 Jun 2008 06:50:25 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/media/journalism/20483/the-sinclair-allegations-sometimes-the-desire-to-discredit-discredits-the-wannabe-discreditors/#comment-149947 Runasim, <br><br>Regarding how hard it is to kill off an internet meme, that reminds me of an article I read just yesterday over at TPM. For the past couple of months, there has been a meme floating around the right-wing echo chambers about how the 'Chinese are drilling for oil off the Florida coast'. In the past couple of weeks, it has even been repeated by the vice president, and on the House floor. Even though it has been thoroughly discredited, the idea is still floating around, with some people (such as Rep. Jean Schmidt) refusing to back down and admit it's not true. Details here: <a href="http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2008/06/oil_and_cuba.php">http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2008/...</a> Runasim,

Regarding how hard it is to kill off an internet meme, that reminds me of an article I read just yesterday over at TPM. For the past couple of months, there has been a meme floating around the right-wing echo chambers about how the 'Chinese are drilling for oil off the Florida coast'. In the past couple of weeks, it has even been repeated by the vice president, and on the House floor. Even though it has been thoroughly discredited, the idea is still floating around, with some people (such as Rep. Jean Schmidt) refusing to back down and admit it's not true. Details here: http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2008/...

]]> By: File This Under 'Thank God for Disclaimers' | Bob McCarty Writes http://themoderatevoice.com/20483/the-sinclair-allegations-sometimes-the-desire-to-discredit-discredits-the-wannabe-discreditors/comment-page-1/#comment-112960 File This Under 'Thank God for Disclaimers' | Bob McCarty Writes Thu, 19 Jun 2008 04:35:00 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/media/journalism/20483/the-sinclair-allegations-sometimes-the-desire-to-discredit-discredits-the-wannabe-discreditors/#comment-112960 [...] at the National Press Club was offered by Joe Gandelman, editor-in-chief at The Moderate Voice. In The Sinclair Allegations: Sometimes the Desire To Discredit Discredits The Wannabe Discreditors, he likened the event to the bar scene from Star Wars, depicted [...] [...] at the National Press Club was offered by Joe Gandelman, editor-in-chief at The Moderate Voice. In The Sinclair Allegations: Sometimes the Desire To Discredit Discredits The Wannabe Discreditors, he likened the event to the bar scene from Star Wars, depicted [...]

]]> By: runasim http://themoderatevoice.com/20483/the-sinclair-allegations-sometimes-the-desire-to-discredit-discredits-the-wannabe-discreditors/comment-page-1/#comment-149946 runasim Thu, 19 Jun 2008 04:15:23 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/media/journalism/20483/the-sinclair-allegations-sometimes-the-desire-to-discredit-discredits-the-wannabe-discreditors/#comment-149946 Unfortunatly, a smear often lives on long after it's been discredited.<br>Sometimes the source isn't a blogger, but it's omeone posting a comment on a blog. Other commenters pick it up, and it goes on from there. <br><br>There appear to be multitudes who don't even care if something is true or not.<br>If it hurts the right person, that's good enough. <br><br>Sinclair may be under arrest, but what he has claimed is as free as a bird.<br> , Unfortunatly, a smear often lives on long after it's been discredited.
Sometimes the source isn't a blogger, but it's omeone posting a comment on a blog. Other commenters pick it up, and it goes on from there.

There appear to be multitudes who don't even care if something is true or not.
If it hurts the right person, that's good enough.

Sinclair may be under arrest, but what he has claimed is as free as a bird.
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]]> By: mlhradio http://themoderatevoice.com/20483/the-sinclair-allegations-sometimes-the-desire-to-discredit-discredits-the-wannabe-discreditors/comment-page-1/#comment-149945 mlhradio Thu, 19 Jun 2008 03:39:13 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/media/journalism/20483/the-sinclair-allegations-sometimes-the-desire-to-discredit-discredits-the-wannabe-discreditors/#comment-149945 The "Must Read" link is broken. Here's the correct URL: <a href="http://www.reason.com/blog/show/127093.html">http://www.reason.com/blog/show/127093.html</a><br><br>And I do agree somewhat - there's no reason to go after the Larry Sinclair guy at all. He's done quite enough to hang himself, so piling on just appears mean and overkill. The “Must Read” link is broken. Here's the correct URL: http://www.reason.com/blog/show/127093.html

And I do agree somewhat – there's no reason to go after the Larry Sinclair guy at all. He's done quite enough to hang himself, so piling on just appears mean and overkill.

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